MRI

Targeted biopsies using MRI and ultrasound detect more high-risk prostate cancer.

Case History: 22-year-old patient presented with complaint of swelling of elbow for six months following trauma.

Computed tomography and MRI may not be necessary for most patients who present to the emergency department with acute pancreatitis.

Women who have E3 and E4 extramammary findings from breast MRI should undergo additional imaging.

30-year-old male presented with nonspecific headaches.

Advanced imaging may not be necessary for many people with headaches, but clinicians are ordering them for their patients.

Case History: 36-year-old Asian male presented with complaints of a first episode of generalized tonic-clonic convulsions

Magnetic resonance imaging with restriction spectrum imaging may help clinicians better identify prostate cancer staging.

The FDA has approved Bayer’s Gadavist injection for use with MRI in pediatric patients younger than 2.

Breast density notification legislation has amped up the discussion about breast cancer screening but may be delivering mixed messages.

Case History: 40-year-old patient with one-week history of seizure and altered sensorium.

Magnetic resonance imaging has shown changes in the brain among smokers who relapsed within seven days of quitting.

Images obtained by PET have shown changes in brain connections in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Brain changes were detected by MRI in high school football players after only one year of play.

Using MRI to detect plaque build-up in coronary arteries may help identify patients developing mild cognitive impairment.

GE Healthcare will debut at RSNA 2014 their SIGNA PET/MR system.

Radiologists should discuss not only potential complications of MRIs in patients with cochlear implants, but also potential pain from the imaging.

Imaging for patients with Ebola virus is necessary, but new protocols need to be established to prevent spread of the disease.

44-year-old male with a history of absence seizures, migraines, peripheral neuropathy, and multisystem sarcoidosis.

In response to reimbursement cuts, use of MRI has stayed relatively stable.

Tips for sabotaging your MR studies.

Attempts at determining imaging efficiency identifies hospitals with inefficient practices but not hospitals that are doing well.

Magnetic resonance images showed changes in the brain, including bilateral white matter atrophy, among patients with CFS.

Changes in malpractice standard legislation in three states had little effect on advanced imaging use in the emergency room.

50-year-old patient presented for screening mammogram. Extremely dense breast tissue was noted.